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2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker

Tuesday, June 05, 2012 to Thursday, June 07, 2012

Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $985,500
  • Entries: 730
  • Remaining: 0

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Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:07 PM Local Time

Leonid Bilokur

Action folded around to Lori Kirgan on the button and she put in a raise. Leonid Bilokur made the call and then checked the     flop. Kirgan obliged with a bet, Bilokur check-raised and Kirgan three-bet her last 4,000. Bilokur made the call and table   , which was ahead of Kirgan's   .

"You did it to me again," Kirgan said in reference to an earlier hand. At that time, the dealer burned and turned the  . "Yes," Kirgan said after hitting the two-outter. The   completed the board on the river and Bilokur was left with 70,000.

A few hands later, Bilokur became involved in a pot with David Arsht. We're not sure of the exact action, but we do know that Bilokur was eliminated on a       board after Arsht revealed   .

Lori Kirgan100,00040,000
Leonid Bilokur0-70,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:01 PM Local Time

Chris Swan

Action folded around to Chris Swan in the small blind and he put in a raise. Glenn Engelbert defended from the big blind and then called bets on both the     flop and   turn before both players checked the   river.

Engelbert flipped over    for a rivered pair of sevens, which prompted Swan to slightly shift in his chair before showing the   . Swan is down to just 45,000.

Glenn Engelbert220,00010,000
Chris Swan45,000-55,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:56 PM Local Time

Action started with Jared Woodin, and he raised. Ben Landowski put in a third bet, and it folded back to Woodin. He stuck the rest of his chips in, and Landowski instantly called.

Landowski:   
Woodin:   

Woodin caught a piece of the flop, as it came down    . He would still need to catch one of the two remaining queens in the deck, and he hit one of them on the turn, the  . The river was the  , and Woodin survived the hand to double up. He has taken full advantage of this blessing, as he has since won a few more small pots to up his stack to 130,000.

Ben Landowski470,000-40,000
Jared Woodin130,00070,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:49 PM Local Time

On the first hand back from the break, we caught a big hand between Ben Landowski and Chris Swan. The board read     , and Landowski checked to Swan, who bet out. Landowski check raised, and Swan called. The river came the  , and Landowski bet. Swan called, and let out a groan of frustration when Landowski showed    for a full house. That hand boosted Landowski up to over 500k, while Swan is down to just 100,000.

Ben Landowski510,00060,000
Chris Swan100,000-150,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:30 PM Local Time

The 15 remaining players are in their seats, and the cards are back in the air.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:11 PM Local Time

We have two levels in the books, and the remaining players are on their first 20 minute break of the day.

Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:08 PM Local Time

Ian Johns

On a flop of    , Lori Kirgan bet from the cutoff only to have Ian Johns put in a raise. The two, who were both short, actually had the same amount of chips, all of which went in after a couple more raises.

Showdown
Johns |   
Kirgan |   

Johns was in good shape with his pair of aces, but Kirgan could still make a straight with a ten. The   turn was interesting as it gave Kirgan flush opportunities, but it'd be the   river that'd give he the aforementioned straight and the win.

A disappointed Johns collected his things and made his way to the payout desk in 16th place.

Lori Kirgan100,00042,000
Ian Johns0-35,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:50 PM Local Time

Kevin McGuinness

Action started with Roland Israelashvili, and he made it two bets. Ben Landowski was on the button, and he put in a third bet. Kevin McGuinnes was in the small blind, and he made it four bets! Both IIsraelashvili and Landowski called, and the flop came down    . McGuinness had just 24,000 left, and he bet the first 8,000 in the dark. Israelashvili raised, and Landowski went into the tank. After two minutes of thinking, he folded, and McGuinness committed the rest of his chips, saying "Let's rock and roll!" Israel called, and the cards were flipped.

Israelashvili:   
McGuinness:   

Israelashvili was out in front, but McGuinness could still pair up to take the lead. The turn was the  , and McGuinness was down to the river. It was the  , and he was eliminated, while Israelashvili is now up to 240,000.

Roland Israel240,000100,000
Kevin Mcguinness0-60,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:40 PM Local Time

Jennifer Harman

A short-stacked Jennifer Harman got her chips in preflop with    and squaring off against Leonid Bilokur, who held   . It was an old-fashioned flip, and one that didn't come down in Harman's favor as the flop fell    . Bilokur paired his king to take a commanding lead, and Harman was left looking for a queen.

The   turn wasn't what she needed and neither was the   river. Bilokur ended up making a flush, which sent Harman home in 18th place with her first cash of the 2012 World Series of Poker.

Jennifer Harman0-40,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:33 PM Local Time
TableSeatPlayerChips
4461Chris Swan250,000
4462Glenn Engelbert210,000
4463Bruce Rosen265,000
4464Stephen Hung170,000
4465Roland Israel140,000
4466Jeff Weiss97,000
4467Jared Woodin60,000
4468Ben Landowski450,000
4469Kevin McGuinness60,000
    
4451Lori Kagen58,000
4452Ian Johns143,000
4453Donald Auger120,000
4454Leonid Bilokur225,000
4455David Arsht240,000
4456Charles Tucker120,000
4457Jennifer Harman40,000
4458Al Barbieri430,000
4459Alex Queen230,000
Gorilla Gaming
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:19 PM Local Time

Jed Dickerson

We saw Jed Dickerson on his feet and shaking hands with Bruce Rosen, which was an indicator that he had been eliminated. Sure enough, we made our way over to see Dickerson with    laid out in front of him, which was no good against Rosen's   .

With Dickerson's elimination in 19th place, we're down to the final 18 players. That means it's time for a two-table redraw!

Bruce Rosen270,00045,000
Jed Dickerson0-39,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:19 PM Local Time

Kevin McGuinness was down to just 23,000, and he got it in the middle preflop against David Arsht and Lori Kirgan. Arsht and Kirgan checked down the board, which ran out      . Kirgan showed    high, and Arsht said he couldn't beat it. McGuiness tabled   , and that was good enough to take the pot down. After the hand, he is up to 69,000.

Kevin Mcguinness69,000-95,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:16 PM Local Time

Isaac Haxton- Busted

We came to the table as the turn was being dealt on a board that read     . Al Barbieri checked to his lone opponent Isaac Haxton, who fired out a bet. Barbieri check raised, and Haxton had a decision for all his chips. He made the call, and when the cards were flipped, Barbieri was well out in front.

Barbieri:   
Haxton:   

Haxton could only catch a diamond to survive, and the river brought the  . Haxton goes home in 20th place, while Barbieri is out chip leader with 450,000.

Al Barbieri450,000236,000
Isaac Haxton0-72,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:04 PM Local Time

We caught the action on the river when Eric Mesner got his remaining chips in on a       board. Glenn Engelbert made the call and showed   , which was good as Mesner mucked and made his exit in 21st place ($6,652).

Glenn Engelbert170,00020,000
Eric Mesner0-61,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:00 PM Local Time

A short-stacked Jeff Weiss raised from middle position only to have Lori Kirgan reraise on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Weiss put in another bet and Kirgan made the call, bringing about the     flop. Weiss bet, leaving himself just 3,000 behind, and Kirgan simply called. When the   turned, Weiss put in his last few chips and Lirgan called.

Showdown

Weiss  
Kirgan  

Kirgan was left shaking her head as the   appeared on the river, while Weiss smiled and said, "Good time for aces."

Lori Kirgan98,000-12,000
Jeff Weiss80,00050,000
Gorilla Gaming
Thursday, June 7, 2012 1:56 PM Local Time

Jared Woodin got the rest of his short stack in preflop in the small blind, and Bruce Rosen called in the big blind. Woodin showed   , and Rosen was out in front with   . He stay out in front on the flop,    , and the turn,  . However, the   hit the river, and Woodin secured the double up to 45,000. While Rosen lost the hand, he's still had a good day so far, as he's up to 225,000.

Bruce Rosen225,00066,000
Jared Woodin45,00023,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 1:52 PM Local Time

It too has been a rough day for Jeff Weiss. He came into today as one of the bigger stacks with 171,000, but it has been a downward spiral today. Here's the hand that did most the damage.

Roland Israel raised it up in late position, and Weiss called. David Arsht also called in the big blind, and the flop came down    . Arsht checked to Israel who bet out, and Weiss called. Arsht check raised, and Israel folded. However, Weiss came along. Arsht bet on the turn, the  , and the river, the  , and Weiss called both times. Arsht showed   , and Weiss tapped the tabled before open mucking   .

That knocked him down to just 12,000, thought he did double up a few hands later. He shoved in the small blind with   , and Jennifer Harman called in the big blind with   . Weiss flopped two pair and held, and he got the first of what will need to be a few double ups if he wants to be a contender again.

David Arsht165,00035,000
Jeff Weiss30,000-112,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 1:43 PM Local Time

Unfortunately we didn't catch the hand, but we can confirm that Eric Blair has been eliminated from the tournament; as such, Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri has been moved to Table 446 to balance things out.

Eric Blair0-87,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 1:37 PM Local Time

Donald Auger put in a raise to 12,000 from middle position and was soon met with a three-bet to 18,000 by Jed Dickerson in the small blind. After the big blind got out of the way, Auger made the call and watched the flop come out    . Dickerson wasted little time in putting out a bet, Auger called and the   appeared on the turn.

This time Dickerson slowed down, though he did check-call a bet from Auger. The   river saw Dickerson check for a second time, and he ended up folding when Auger put out a bet.

Donald Auger170,00070,000
Jed Dickerson39,000-50,000
Thursday, June 7, 2012 1:27 PM Local Time

It was a pretty rough day for Joshua Biedak. He came into today alittle under average with 84,000, but was never able to get anything going. Eventually, Alex Queen raised in middle position, and Biedak called off his last 10,000 in the small blind. Isaac Haxton folded his big blind, and the two flipped their cards.

Biedak:   
Queen:   

It was about a good a spot as Biedak could hope for with four high, until the flop came    . This left Beidak with just a five for a straight to win, but the board finished   and  . Queen won the hand, upping his stack to 160,000, while Biedak left to collect his money.

Alex Queen160,00094,000
Joshua Biedak0-84,000
Gorilla Gaming
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